Who am I?

My name is Oki and I am a foster. In 2007, when the country faced what later became known as "the tainted pet food scandal", I too faced a devastating loss of my two beloved dogs and a cat to that ugly product of corporate greed. A pet food company called IAMS, decided to test its customers' complaints by taking nine innocent dogs from a local shelter (bet they thought they won the lottery). All nine were fed IAMS pet food until every single one of them died of kidney failure. Only then did IAMS admit to a possible problem, and pulled laced with rat poison pet food from the stores.

That is when I decided to do something about it. I thought about those needlessly lost lives and decided that if I could temporarily lend some space on the living room floor to just one shelter dog - it would save his or her life. Over 250 dogs later, armed with all kinds of foster experiences, I now share with my readers what these miracle dogs have taught me.

Welcome to my blog.